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May 3, 2007
Grant County growth reflected in new housing applications,
Grant PUD monitors growth for power planning
EPHRATA, WA – New residential construction applications for electricity continue to set new records at Grant PUD with 379 new applications for the first quarter of 2007. Requests for new power services have nearly doubled over the last three years. In 2004 residential job orders totaled 765 climbing to 1,053 in 2005 and moving upwards again in 2006 for a record 1,360 applications.
“Local and regional residential and business growth is affecting all of us in Grant County,” said Tim Culbertson, Grant PUD General Manager. “Our responsibility at the PUD is to ensure that we can effectively meet the long-term power demands of our customers – both old and new.”
Commissioners continue to review options for managing long-term power planning and will consider the policy decisions related to power resources, purchase costs, rate impacts and the other variables essential to this complex power resource planning effort.
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Grant County Public Utility District is a Washington state municipal corporation that began electric service in 1942. Owned by the people it serves, Grant PUD generates and sells electricity to Grant County residents and millions of customers throughout Central Washington and the Pacific Northwest. The Priest Rapids Project, comprised of Priest Rapids and Wanapum Dams, produces nearly 2,000 megawatts of clean, renewable and reliable electricity – enough to supply a city the size of Seattle. A leader in science based technology; Grant PUD is committed to finding effective measures for the protection, mitigation and enhancement of salmon, steelhead and other natural and cultural resources.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Rita Bjork
(509) 766-2530 / rbjork@gcpud.org |
